Mariah Carey (born March 27, 1969 or 1970) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and record producer. Referred to as the "Songbird Supreme" by Guinness World Records, she is noted for her five-octave vocal range, melismatic singing style, and signature use of the whistle register.
She rose to fame in 1990 after signing to Columbia Records and releasing her eponymous debut album, which topped the U.S. Billboard 200 for eleven consecutive weeks. Soon after, Carey became the only artist ever to have their first five singles reach number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart, from "Vision of Love" to "Emotions".
it’s already risen to the top — its usual perch — of Billboard’s Holiday 100.The catchy song, which received a new music video in 2019 that’s since earned roughly 74 million views on YouTube (while the original has netted a whopping 658 million), became the subject of a Twitter discussion this week — and not because people are getting into the holiday spirit.With Christmas officially around the corner, Twitter users are joking and posting memes about how much Carey, 50, will earn from the song this year.One, which simply says “Mariah Carey at midnight,” shows an image of a man sitting at a table that’s covered in stacks of $100 bills.Mariah Carey at midnight pic.twitter.com/U2UkNg0CEpMeanwhile, another shows a video of a man counting a full.
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